Diabetes Clinical Educator (Birmingham, AL)

Company:  Medtronic
Location: Birmingham
Closing Date: 03/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Medtronic is seeking a Diabetes Clinical Educator (DCE) to provide individual or group training, diabetes education, and follow up for all patients on current Medtronic products and technologies. This individual will ensure optimum patient outcomes by training on an array of Medtronic diabetes products to ensure appropriate therapy settings and continuation of care. The DCE works closely with the Clinical Territory Manager under the direction of the District Clinical Manager and will provide training and education across multiple territories.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

This is a field based position that will support our South Central District. This includes portions of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. The majority of daily travel would be in Birmingham. The role would also have 1-2 overnights a month to support areas outside of Birmingham. The expectation is to be in the field 4-5 days/week and remote work the other days of the week.

  • Sets up and facilitates individual and group education, in-person and/or virtually on the portfolio of Medtronic’s diabetes products

  • Facilitates webinars, conference calls, or other computer-based training offerings

  • Provides ongoing patient educational support

  • Proactively makes educationally focused outbound calls to patients at risk for therapy attrition with the overall goal of recapturing lost patients or directing them to an educational event

  • Submits training documents that are accurate and legible within 48 hours of completing the training session

  • Coordinates with territory teams on therapy changes, CareLink files, and other patient related topics so territory teams may follow up with HCP

  • Plans group trainings in alignment with territory teams and district quarterly training goals

  • Supports training events including location, set up, attendee invitations, facilitation, and follow up with patients after training events

  • Proactively shares in the district and territory teams planning sessions

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

  • Associate’s Degree and 2 years of clinical experience

OR

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 0 years of clinical experience

AND

  • A valid registered license in one or more of the following fields:

  • Registered Nurse (RN)

  • Registered Dietitian (RD)

  • Physician Assistant (PA)

  • Nurse Practitioner (NP)

  • Pharmacist

Nice to Have

  • Certified Pump Trainer or experience training customers on insulin pumps

  • Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) / Certified Diabetes Care And Education Specialist (CDCES)

  • Bilingual (Spanish) is strongly preferred for some areas of the country

  • Ability to work evenings, weekends, or on call periodically

  • Comprehensive knowledge of the diabetes disease state and experience training/educating patients on Medtronic products and technologies

  • Experience as a Certified Product Trainer for minimum of 1 year

  • Experience with Zoom, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

DIABETES BUSINESS DESCRIPTION:

The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business, we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. We’re committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey, always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions are designed to provide customers greater freedom and better health, helping them achieve better glucose​ control, while spending less time managing their disease.

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Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$73,000- $81,000

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

In addition to Base Salary, this position is eligible for a Sales Incentive Plan (SIP), which provides the opportunity to earn significant incentive compensation for achieving or exceeding your goals.

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About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here ( .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

  • Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world

  • Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities

  • Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.

Life-transforming technologies . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.

Better outcomes for our world . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.

Insight-driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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